EPPO Global Database

Heterodera zeae(HETDZE)

Distribution details in India

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2007: Present, widespread
From CABI Disease map 851 (2002): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2012/006) : first described in 1970 from a village in India (Chapli, Udaipur district, Rajasthan) on maize. H. zeae is now known to be widely distributed in the major maize-growing areas of northern, central, eastern and western parts of India (Srivastava & Chawla, 2007).
References
* Bajaj, H. K.; Mehta, S. K.; Walia, R. K. (2001) International Journal of Nematology 11 (2), 226-228.

* Dabur, K. R. (1992) Nematode pests of crops, 62-69.

* Koshy PK, Swarup G, Sethi CI (1970) Heterodera zeae n.sp. (Nematoda: Heteroderidae), a cyst forming species on Zea mays. Nematologica 16, 511-516.
------- First description on maize roots (Rajasthan) and also collected from Bihar and Punjab.

* Parihar, A.; Siddiqui, A. U. (1997) Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology 27 (1), 88-89.

* Srivastava AN, Chawla G (2007) Nemic problems in maize and their management strategies. In: Rajvanshi I, Sharma GL (eds) Eco-Friendly Management of Phytonematodes. Oxford Book Company, Jaipur (IN), 295 pp.

* USDA (1986) Pests not known to occur in the United States or of limited distribution. No. 79. Heterodera zeae. USDA APHIS-PPQ, Beltsville, USA.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
China Henan Present, no details view...
China Sichuan Present, no details view...
China Guangxi Present, few occurrences view...
China Present, restricted distribution view...
Nepal Present, no details view...
Pakistan Present, widespread view...